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June 15, 2017 Stu Sjouwerman

Southern Oregon University Lost $1.9 Million Due To CEO Fraud

Mail Tribune reported that Southern Oregon University is just the latest victim of CEO fraud (which the FBI calls Business Email Compromise or BEC) after hackers tricked university ...

June 14, 2017 Stu Sjouwerman

ICO less likely to issue fines for data breaches if they show staff training

The UK's Information Commissioner's Office has said that in the event of a data breach it would be less likely to issue a monetary penalty to charities which had taken “reasonable steps” ...

June 10, 2017 Stu Sjouwerman

This Ransomware Targets HR Departments With Fake Job Applications

I missed this one a few months ago, but it's a great example how focused the bad guys are getting with their attacks, and you need to watch out for this social engineering attack vector ...

June 10, 2017 Stu Sjouwerman

Windows 10 Stops Ransomware Cold... Or Does It?

OK, finally there is some good news in the fight against ransomware!

June 9, 2017 Stu Sjouwerman

New PowerPoint Social Engineering Attack Installs Malware Without Requiring Macros

Researchers at Security firm SentinelOne reported that a group of hackers is using malicious PowerPoint files to distribute 'Zusy,' a banking Trojan, also known as 'Tinba' (Tiny Banker). ...

June 7, 2017 Stu Sjouwerman

Federal Contractor? Insider Threat Training Deadline June 1- Don't Lose Your Clearance

Insider Threat Training Requirement for US Gov't Contractors (Deadline May 31, 2017) SANS just alerted US federal contractors that wish to maintain their clearances must have completed an ...

June 7, 2017 Stu Sjouwerman

ITIC / CyberheistNews Top 10 IT Security Recommendations May 2017

By Laura DiDio There is no such thing as a 100% fully secure environment. And there never will be. Security is not static; it is an ongoing work in progress. Organizations must be ...

June 7, 2017 Stu Sjouwerman

Netflix, ABC Hacker Promises More Phishing: "Hollywood Is Under Attack"

The Hollywood Reporter (THR) talked directly to TheDarkOverlord hacking collective that claims to have studio films. They said: "We're in the business of earning vast amounts of internet ...

June 6, 2017 Stu Sjouwerman

Top Secret NSA Doc Shows Russians Spear-Phishing Election Officials

The Intercept reported that the GRU (Russian Military Intelligence, the FSB's counterpart) executed a cyberattack on at least one U.S. voting software supplier and sent spear-phishing ...

June 3, 2017 Stu Sjouwerman

Have We Reached "Peak Ransomware"?

There was an article with the title: "Don’t panic: We’ve reached ‘peak ransomware’" in a publication called The Memo. They decided to ask an expert: Rik Ferguson, VP of security research ...

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